Name/Title
A lot of twelve federal government reports concerning California, 1854-1898Entry/Object ID
2011.383.1.1Description
A lot of twelve federal government reports concerning California, 1854-1898. The topics include fortifications to Fort Point and Alcatraz Island, 1854; refunds for "suppressing Indian aggresions," 1854; a Smithsonian report on Upper California exploration in 1860; three documents on Indian reservations, 1863; a petition by John Sutter for compensation for land and livestock lost to settlers from the 1840s onward, 1865; a report on the state's agricultural resources, 1867; a resolution on the status of military land near Mare Island, 1872; a lengthy letter on Indian war claims, 1889; a report on Civil War claims in California, Oregon and Nevada, 1890; the reservation of forest lands at what became Sequoia National Park, 1898; the improvement of the Sacramento and Feather rivers, 1898. Includes foldout of plat of U.S. Reservation no. 7 and a map of Mare Island. As disbound, the general condition of all items is fair..
